Moist Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

The secret to these extra-moist chocolate chip cookies is pudding mix! Try it with either vanilla pudding mix or chocolate.

When it comes to the best chocolate chip cookie, everyone has an opinion. Some people are on team moist and gooey, and others are on team crisp and chunky. And even among these two factions, the teams are subdivided even more. Nuts or no nuts? Semi-sweet chips or dark chocolate?

I like a little crisp in my cookies, but let’s be honest. I’ve never met a chocolate chip cookie that I didn’t like. It is by far my most favorite cookie EVER! This particular recipe is for team moist and chewy. And it’s secret ingredient is instant pudding mix.

The basic recipe starts the same with creaming brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter until creamy. Then you mix in eggs. At this point you have to decide if you are going with vanilla pudding or binge on more chocolate.

Once the pudding mix is added, bring on the chocolate chips: semi-sweet, bitter sweet, milk chocolate or even dark chocolate. Your choice.

Now if you want MORE chocolatey flavor in your already super moist chocolate chip cookie, then go ahead and mix in chocolate pudding mix to the batter. Yes, I sacrificed myself and made BOTH versions to taste test for you.

For the double chocolate cookies, I mixed in some chopped pecans. You can use walnuts, peanuts or whatever nut you prefer. And for the purists, you don’t have to add any nuts at all.

Both the chocolate and the vanilla pudding mix cookies are incredibly moist and full of butter goodness. I’m sure even team crispy would love these cookies, too.

Moist Pudding Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

Author:

Laura Bashar | Family Spice

The secret to these extra-moist chocolate chip cookies is pudding mix! Try it with either vanilla pudding mix or chocolate.

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 1/2 oz box of vanilla or chocolate instant pudding mix

2 large eggs

1 TBS vanilla extract

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Using a stand mixer, whisk until creamed (light yellow in color):

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Mix in until well blended:

3 1/2 oz box of vanilla or chocolate instant pudding mix

Stir in:

2 large eggs

1 TBS vanilla extract

In a separate bowl, whisk together:

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

In batches, mix dry ingredients into wet until fully incorporated.

Using a scraper, fold in:

2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet or line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy removal.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Let cookies rest in the baking sheet for one minute, then using a spatula place onto a cooling rack to cool completely.